Afghanistan: Peacekeeping Operations

David Amess: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many members of the armed services of each  (a) sex,  (b) age,  (c) regiment and  (d) service stationed in Afghanistan were (i) killed, (ii) seriously injured and (iii) otherwise injured in each year since 2001.

Bob Ainsworth: Since Operations began in Afghanistan in 2001, 159 UK Service personnel have died while on deployment, or as a result of injuries sustained in Afghanistan. The figures presented for fatalities are correct as at 19 May 2009. Of the 159 Service personnel who have died, information for four soldiers has not been publicly released and therefore their detailed information has been excluded from the following tables.
	Since Operations began in Afghanistan in 2001, one female member of UK Service personnel has died while on deployment, or as a result of injuries in Afghanistan.
	The following table provides a breakdown of fatalities by age-group and year:
	
		
			  Age group  All  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009( 1) 
			 All 159 0 3 0 1 1 39 42 51 22 
			 <20 9 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 3 0 
			 20-24 56 0 1 0 1 1 10 17 16 10 
			 25-29 50 0 0 0 0 0 16 10 16 8 
			 30-34 20 0 2 0 0 0 1 7 6 4 
			 35-39 9 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 3 0 
			 40+ 11 0 d 0 O 0 6 2 3 0 
			 Not released 4 0 0 0 d 0 0 0 4 0 
			 (1) As at 19 May 
		
	
	The following table provides a breakdown of fatalities by Service, Corps/Unit and year:
	
		
			  Service  Corps/unit  All  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009( 1) 
			 All All 159 0 3 0 1 1 39 42 51 22 
			 
			 Naval Service(2) All 32 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 16 5 
			  3 Command Brigade 29 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 16 5 
			  1 Assault Group 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 
			 
			 Army All 108 0 3 0 1 1 22 35 29 17 
			  Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 
			  Corps of Royal Engineers 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 
			  Corps of Royal Military Police 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 
			  Foot Guards 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 2 
			  Household Cavalry 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 
			  Intelligence Corps 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 
			  Mercian Regiment 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 
			  Parachute Regiment 15 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 10 0 
			  Rifles 12 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 8 
			  Royal Anglian Regiment 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 
			  Royal Armoured Corps 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 
			  Royal Army Veterinary Corps 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 
			  Royal Corps of Signals 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 0 
			  Royal Gurkha Regiment 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 
			  Royal Irish Regiment 4 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 
			  Royal Logistic Corps 6 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 
			  Royal Regiment of Artillery 10 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 1 1 
			  Royal Regiment of Scotland 6 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 
			  Royal Welsh 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 
			  Yorkshire Regiment 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 
			 
			 RAF All 15 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 2 0 
			  120 Squadron 12 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0 0 
			  3 Squadron, RAF Regiment 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 
			  504 RAF Auxiliary Squadron 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 
			  51 Squadron 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 
			 
			 Info not released  4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 
			 (1) As at 19 May (2)( )Naval Service includes Royal Navy and Royal Marines 
		
	
	In the table above, the breakdown for Army Corps is presented for the current Army structure, following the merger of many regiments over the last few years. Detail of an individual's Corp is subject to change as further information becomes available.
	Since Operations began in Afghanistan in 2001, 198 UK Service personnel have been very seriously or seriously injured (VSI/SI) while on deployment in Afghanistan. The figures presented are sourced from the NOTICAS reporting system and include casualties reported up to 16 May 2009. Casualties within the cause category of 'natural causes' are excluded from the figures.
	Information on the breakdown of very seriously and seriously injured casualties by sex for the time period requested cannot be released without disclosing individual identities.
	The following table provides a breakdown of very seriously and seriously injured casualties by age-group and year:
	
		
			  Age-group  Total  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009( 1) 
			 Total 198 0 1 1 6 2 31 63 65 29 
			 <20 years 20 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 11 0 
			 20-24 83 0 1 0 2 1 10 27 26 16 
			 25-29 50 0 0 1 2 1 9 17 11 9 
			 30-34 23 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 9 1 
			 35-39 18 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 6 3 
			 40+ 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 
			 (1) As at 16 May 
		
	
	The figures provided above exclude natural causes.
	Information on the breakdown of casualties by Regiment, or other Service equivalent, for the time period requested cannot be released without disclosing individual identities.
	The following table 4 provides a breakdown of very seriously and seriously injured casualties by Service and year:
	
		
			  Service  Total  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009( 1) 
			 Total 198 0 1 1 6 2 31 63 65 29 
			 Naval Service 48 0 1 0 0 0 7 14 15 11 
			 Army 145 0 0 1 6 2 24 47 47 18 
			 RAF 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 
			 (1) As at 16 May 
		
	
	The Naval Service figures provided above includes Royal Navy and Royal Marines. All figures provided exclude natural causes.
	Since Operations began in Afghanistan in 2001, 602 UK Service personnel have been recorded on the NOTICAS casualty reporting system with a medical listing of Incapacitating Illness/Injury (III), Unlisted Condition (UL) or Minor Injury (MI) while on deployment in Iraq. The figures presented include casualties reported up to 16 May 2009. Casualties within the cause category of 'natural causes' are excluded from the figures.
	Since Operations began in Afghanistan in 2001, nine female members of UK Service personnel have been recorded on the NOTICAS casualty reporting system with a medical listing of Incapacitating Illness/Injury (III), Unlisted Condition (UL) or Minor Injury (MI) while on deployment in Afghanistan.
	A breakdown of casualties listed as III, UL and MI by age-group and year is provided in the following table:
	
		
			  Age-group  Total  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009( 1) 
			 Total 602 0 3 0 1 6 67 213 207 105 
			 <20 years 76 0 0 0 0 0 6 26 25 19 
			 20-24 243 0 2 0 1 3 25 100 77 35 
			 25-29 158 0 1 0 0 2 20 49 59 27 
			 30-34 67 0 0 0 0 0 7 22 27 11 
			 35-39 35 0 0 0 0 0 6 8 14 7 
			 40+ 19 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 5 6 
			 Not available 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 
			 (1) As at 16 May 
		
	
	The figures provided above exclude natural causes.
	Information on the breakdown of casualties by Regiment, or other Service equivalent, for the time period requested cannot be released without disclosing individual identities.
	A breakdown of casualties listed as III, UL and MI by Service and year is provided in the following table:
	
		
			  Service  Total  2001  2002  2003  2004  2005  2006  2007  2008  2009( 1) 
			 Total 602 0 3 0 1 6 67 213 207 105 
			 Naval service(2) 158 0 2 0 0 1 14 63 45 33 
			 Army 430 0 1 0 1 5 50 147 157 69 
			 RAF 14 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 3 
			 (1) As at 16 May (2) Naval Service includes Royal Navy and Royal Marines 
		
	
	The figures provided above exclude natural causes.